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Equality and Non-Discrimination
Armenia
- EnglishEveryone shall be equal before the law. (Art. 28)
- ArmenianԲոլորը հավասար են օրենքի առջև: (Հոդված 28)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Cambodia
- English…
Khmer citizens are equal before the law, enjoying the same rights, liberties and duties regardless of race, color, sex, language, beliefs, religions, political tendencies, birth origin, social status, wealth or other situations. … (Art. 31) - Khmer...
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរមានភាពស្មើគ្នាចំពោះមុខច្បាប់ មានសិទ្ធិ សេរីភាព និងករណីយកិច្ចដូចគ្នាទាំងអស់ ដោយឥតប្រកាន់ពូជសាសន៍ ពណ៌សម្បុរ ភេទ ភាសា ជំនឿសាសនា និន្នាការនយោបាយ ដើមកំណើតជាតិ ឋានៈសង្គម ធនធាន ឬសា្ថនភាពឯទៀតឡើយ។ ... (មាត្រា ៣១)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Indonesia
- English…
(2) Every person shall have the right to receive facilitation and special treatment to have the same opportunity and benefit in order to achieve equality and fairness.
… (Art. 28H) - Indonesian…
(2) Setiap orang berhak mendapat kemudahan dan perlakuan khusus untuk memperoleh kesempatan dan manfaat yang sama guna mencapai persamaan dan keadilan.
… (Pasal 28H)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Kuwait
- EnglishIn the Name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful
We, Abdallah Al Salem Al Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait, … Striving towards a better future in which the Nation may enjoy an abundance of comfort and a higher international standing, a future which shall provide citizens with ample political freedom, equality and social justice … (Preamble) - Arabicبسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
نحن عبد الله السالم الصباح - امير دولة الكويت ...وسعيا نحو مستقبل افضل ينعم فيه الوطن بمزيد من الرفاهية والمكانة الدولية ويفيء على المواطنين مزيدا كذلك من الحرية السياسية والمساواة والعدالة الاجتماعية ... (الّتّمهيد)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Myanmar
- English
The Union’s consistent objectives are :
…
(e) enhancing the eternal principles of Justice, Liberty and Equality in the Union and;
… (Sec. 6) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံတော်သည် -
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(င) နိုင်ငံတော်၌ တရားမျှတခြင်း၊ လွတ်လပ်ခြင်းနှင့် ညီမျှခြင်းတည်းဟူသော လောကပါလတရားများ ပိုမိုထွန်းကားရေးနှင့်
... (ပုဒ်မ-၆)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Pakistan
- EnglishThe State shall discourage parochial, racial, tribal sectarian and provincial prejudices among the citizens. (Art. 33)
- Urduمملکت شہریوں کے درمیان علاقائی، نسلی، قبائلی، فرقہ وارانہ اور صوبائی تعصبات کی حوصلہ شکنی کرے گی۔ (آرٹیکل ۳۳)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Syrian Arab Republic
- English… The completion of this Constitution is the culmination of the people’s struggle on the road to freedom and democracy. It is a real embodiment of achievements, a response to shifts and changes, an evidence of organizing the march of the state towards the future, a regulator of the movement of its institutions and a source of legislation. All of this is attainable through a system of fundamental principles that enshrines independence, sovereignty and the rule of the people based on election, political and party pluralism and the protection of national unity, cultural diversity, public freedoms, human rights, social justice, equality, equal opportunities, citizenship and the rule of law, where the society and the citizen are the objective and purpose for which every national effort is dedicated. Preserving the dignity of the society and the citizen is an indicator of the civilization of the country and the prestige of the state. (Preamble)
- Arabic... ويأتي إنجاز هذا الدستور تتويجاً لنضال الشعب على طريق الحرية والديمقراطية وتجسيداً حقيقياً للمكتسبات واستجابة للتحولات والمتغيرات، ودليلاً يُنظم مسيرة الدولة نحو المستقبل، وضابطاً لحركة مؤسساتها ومَصدراً لتشريعاتها، وذلك من خلال منظومة من المبادئ الأساسية تُكرس الاستقلال والسيادة وحكم الشعب القائم على الانتخاب والتعددية السياسية والحزبية وحماية الوحدة الوطنية والتنوع الثقافي والحريات العامة وحقوق الإنسان والعدالة الاجتماعية والمساواة وتكافؤ الفرص والمواطنة وسيادة القانون، يكون فيها المجتمع والمواطن هدفاً وغاية يُكرَّس من أجلهما كل جهد وطني، ويُعد الحفاظ على كرامتهما مؤشراً لحضارة الوطن وهيبة الدّولة. (المقدّمة)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
United Arab Emirates
- EnglishAll persons are equal in law. There shall be no distinction among the citizens of the UAE on the basis of race, nationality, faith or social status. (Art. 25)
- Arabicجميع الأفراد لدى القانون سواء ولا تمييز بين مواطني الاتحاد بسبب الأصل أو المواطن أو العقيدة الدينية أو المركز الاجتماعي. (المادّة 25)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Azerbaijan
- English…
IV. Justice is administered on the basis of legal equality of citizens before the law and the court.
… (Art. 127) - Azerbaijani…
IV. Ədalət mühakiməsi vətəndaşların qanun və məhkəmə qarşısında bərabərliyi əsasında həyata keçirilir.
… (Maddə 127)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
Cyprus
- English1. All persons are equal before the law, the administration and justice and are entitled to equal protection thereof and treatment thereby.
2. Every person shall enjoy all the rights and liberties provided for in this Constitution without any direct or indirect discrimination against any person on the ground of his community, race, religion, language, sex, political or other convictions, national or social descent, birth, colour, wealth, social class, or on any ground whatsoever, unless there is express provision to the contrary in this Constitution.
… (Art. 28) - Greek1. Πάντες είναι ίσοι ενώπιον του νόμου, της διοικήσεως και της δικαιοσύνης και δικαιούνται να τύχωσι ίσης προστασίας και μεταχειρίσεως.
2. Έκαστος απολαύει πάντων των δικαιωμάτων και των ελευθεριών των προβλεπομένων υπό του Συντάγματος άνευ ουδεμιάς δυσμενούς διακρίσεως αμέσου ή εμμέσου εις βάρος οιουδήποτε ατόμου ένεκα της κοινότητος, της φυλής, του χρώματος, της θρησκείας, της γλώσσης, του φύλου, των πολιτικών ή άλλων πεποιθήσεων, της εθνικής ή κοινωνικής καταγωγής, της γεννήσεως, του πλούτου, της κοινωνικής τάξεως αυτού ή ένεκα οιουδήποτε άλλου λόγου, εκτός εάν διά ρητής διατάξεως του Συντάγματος ορίζηται το αντίθετον.
… (Αρθρον 28) - Turkish1. Her şahıs; kanun, idare ve adalet karşısında eşittir ve bunlar tarafından eşit olarak korunma ve muamele görme hakkına sahiptir.
2. Her şahıs, bu Anayasada gösterilen bütün hak ve hürriyetlerden, Anayasada açıkça aksine bir hüküm bulunmadıkça cemaat, ırk, din, dil, cinsiyet, siyasi veya diğer inançlar, ulusal veya sosyal köken, doğuş, renk, servet, sosyal sınıf veya diğer herhangi bir sebeple doğrudan veya dolaylı bir ayrım yapılmaksızın faydalanır.
... (Madde 28)